David Finckel
| David Finckel | |
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Finckel and Wu Han performing at Samford University in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 6, 1951 |
| Origin | New Jersey, US |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist, arts administrator |
| Instruments | Cello |
| Labels |
ArtistLed Deutsche Grammophon |
| Associated acts |
Emerson String Quartet Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Music@Menlo Stony Brook University |
| Website | www |
David Finckel (born December 6, 1951) is an American cellist and influential figure in the classical music world. The cellist for the Emerson String Quartet from 1979 to 2013, Finckel is currently the co-artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, founder and co-artistic director of Music@Menlo, co-artistic director of Chamber Music Today and the Mendelssohn Fellowship in Korea, professor of cello at the Juilliard School, and visiting professor of music at Stony Brook University.
Born into a family of cellists, David Finckel began his musical studies with his father, Edwin Finckel. At the age of 15 he made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations as winner of the orchestra's junior competition, and two years later returned to capture the senior division prize and another appearance with the orchestra, playing the Schumann Concerto. At 17, David played for Mstislav Rostropovich, and soon after became the great cellist's first American pupil. His studies spanned a nine-year period, culminating in a performance of Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante with the Basel Symphony under Rostropovich's direction. Finckel was the first winner of the New England Conservatory Piatigorsky Artist Award, chosen from an international field for his excellence as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. In 1979, he became a member of the award-winning Emerson String Quartet.
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